Funereal

//fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a funeral.

    "From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance."

  2. 2
    Similar to or befitting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow; black colors; formal; dignified or solemn. figuratively

    "A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole ſcene."

Adjective
  1. 1
    suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial wordnet

Synonyms

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acheronianacheronticblackblackishbleakcheerless

Example

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"The whistling of the wind through the rigging sounded like funereal wailings."

Etymology

From Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus + -al.

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